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Colleen Hoover

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Colleen Hoover

Margaret Colleen Hoover (née Fennell; born December 11, 1979) is an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel It Ends with Us. Many of her works were self-published before they were picked up by a publishing house. As of October 2022, Hoover has sold approximately 20 million books. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.

Infobox

Born
Margaret Colleen Fennell (1979-12-11) December 11, 1979 (age 45)Sulphur Springs, Texas, U.S.
Occupation
Author Social Worker
Education
Texas A&M University, Commerce (BA)
Genre
Young adult fiction and new adult fiction
Notable works
It Ends with Us
Spouse
mw- Heath Hoover (m. 2000)
Children
3

Tables

· Awards and achievements › Literary awards
2012
Slammed
Role(s)
Goodreads Choice Awards
Notes
Young Adult Fiction
2013
Losing Hope
Role(s)
Romance
Notes
Nominated
This Girl
Role(s)
Romance
Notes
Nominated
2014
Maybe Someday
Role(s)
UtopYA Con Awards
Notes
Innovative Marketing
2015
Confess
Role(s)
Goodreads Choice Awards
Notes
Romance
2016
Role(s)
Romance
Notes
Won
Year
Work
Award
Category
Result
Ref.
2012
Slammed
Goodreads Choice Awards
Young Adult Fiction
Nominated
2013
Losing Hope
Romance
Nominated
This Girl
Romance
Nominated
2014
Maybe Someday
UtopYA Con Awards
Innovative Marketing
Won
2015
Confess
Goodreads Choice Awards
Romance
Won
2016
It Ends with Us
Romance
Won
· Film and television adaptations
2017
Role(s)
No
Notes
Executive
2024
Role(s)
No
Notes
Executive
2025
Role(s)
No
Notes
Executive
2026
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
Year
Title
Also features as
Notes
Screenwriter
Producer
2017
Confess
No
Executive
2024
It Ends with Us
No
Executive
2025
Regretting You
No
Executive
2026
Reminders of Him
Yes
Yes
Post-production
Verity
No
Yes
Post-production

References

  1. ABC News
    https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/emerging-adult-book-genre-puts-smut-fiction-bestseller/story?id=18550587
  2. https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1129735256/colleen-hoover-bestselling-author-releases-new-novel-it-starts-with-us accesse
    https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1129735256/colleen-hoover-bestselling-author-releases-new-novel-it-starts-with-us
  3. Amazon
    https://www.amazon.com/Colleen-Hoover/e/B006SKAK42/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1405003824&sr=8-2-ent
  4. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/books/colleen-hoover.html
  5. Time
    https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/
  6. The Book Pusher
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140905220854/http://bookpusher.com/colleen-hoover/
  7. Colleen Hoover
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140626110257/http://colleenhoover.com/2012/12/30/paying-it-forward/
  8. Classmates.com
    http://www.classmates.com/people/Colleen-Hoover/7229266467
  9. Colleen Hoover
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140510131842/http://colleenhoover.com/2014/05/04/fourteen-years-0/
  10. Maybe Someday Soundtrack
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073809/http://www.maybesomedaysoundtrack.com/author.php
  11. "Colleen Hoover Books: Texas Woman Self-Publishes, Hits Best-Seller Lists"
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/16/colleen-hoover-books-_n_3093617.html
  12. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/09/books/colleen-hoover.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
  13. "How The Avett Brothers Kindled the Career of a Self-Published Author"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140605052449/http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/avett-brothers-colleenhoover-slammed_b52675
  14. Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/01/20/colleen-hoover-tiktok/
  15. Slammed
    http://www.maryse.net/books/contemporary-romance/book-review-slammed-by-colleen-hoover.html
  16. ColleenHoover.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20141030070709/http://colleenhoover.com/2014/10/29/a-raw-blog-post/
  17. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-07-22/e-book-fiction/list.html
  18. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-08-05/e-book-fiction/list.html
  19. Goodreads.com
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496084-point-of-retreat
  20. Goodreads.com
    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784909-this-girl
  21. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-05-19/e-book-fiction/list.html
  22. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-01-20/e-book-fiction/list.html
  23. "Best-Selling Moms: Self-Publishing $ucce$$ Stories"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140513032739/http://www.bethenny.com/2013/05/03/best-selling-moms-self-publishing-success-stories/
  24. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2013/07/28/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/
  25. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/31/colleen-hoover-fans-press-publisher-into-print-edition
  26. GriffinPeterson.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200426123244/http://www.griffinpeterson.com/
  27. Maybe Someday
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140114083239/http://www.maybesomedaysoundtrack.com/
  28. "[...] That experience eventually became the Never Never series, which released in a three-novella format several years ago. We're excited to share that it is now packaged beautifully as one novel and today is the re-release day for the full novel, Never Never, about Charlie, the girl who forgot, and Silas, the boy who wanted to help her remember"
    https://www.instagram.com/p/CpOGGuurh1g/
  29. Medium
    https://medium.com/@nabihamemon25/never-never-novel-review-5ae9b1f14fbf
  30. "Behind the Book: Never Never"
    https://www.bookclubbish.com/behind-the-book-never-never/
  31. Goodreads
    http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27362503-it-ends-with-us
  32. NY Daily News
    http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/new-adult-author-colleen-hoover-releases-ends-article-1.2737116
  33. Associated Press
    https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-entertainment-business-arts-and-entertainment-fiction-fbed44e32e3797b7c3fdbf0a4a7daead
  34. The Simplification Domestic Violence in Colleen Hoover's It Ends with Us(2016)
    https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/inusharts-19/125942495
  35. Variety
    https://variety.com/2019/film/news/justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us-movie-jane-the-virgin-1203268293/
  36. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2022/01/20/colleen-hoover-tiktok/
  37. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2022/01/16/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/
  38. msn.com
    https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/it-ends-with-us-cast-here-s-who-s-playing-lily-ryle-and-atlas-in-the-movie-adaptation/ar-AA1bXk6I
  39. BBC News
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynlj1lm08o
  40. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/feature/colleen-hoover-books-to-movies-1236038122/
  41. Deadline
    https://deadline.com/2024/08/regretting-you-movie-dave-franco-joins-allison-williams-mckenna-grace-1236037908/
  42. Publishers Weekly
    https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3611
  43. The Bookseller
    https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-colleen-hoover-becomes-sss-most-pre-ordered-title-to-date-as-campaign-unveiled
  44. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/style/article/colleen-hoover-coloring-book-cancellation-intl-scli/index.html
  45. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/13/colleen-hoover-apologises-for-tone-deaf-colouring-book-based-on-domestic-violence-novel
  46. The Bookseller
    https://www.thebookseller.com/rights/ss-and-sphere-hoover-up-colleens-novels-in-double-deal-for-tiktok-star
  47. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/27/entertainment/colleen-hoover-books-controversy-cec/index.html
  48. Goodreads
    https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-young-adult-fiction-books-2012
  49. Goodreads
    https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-romance-books-2013
  50. My Bookopolis
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140628050526/http://mybookopolis.com/2014-utopya-awards-winners-announced/
  51. Goodreads
    https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-romance-books-2015
  52. GeekWire
    https://www.geekwire.com/2016/votes-goodreads-reveals-20-best-books-2016/
  53. New York Time
    https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-04-06/e-book-fiction/list.html
  54. "Books | Colleen Hoover"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230622124228/https://www.colleenhoover.com/books/
  55. Goodreads.com
    https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5430144.Colleen_Hoover
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